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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Medieval.
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Willo m Medieval German
Most likely a diminutive of names beginning with the element Will-.
Willulf m Germanic, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German willo meaning "will" combined with Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf meaning "wolf".
Wimund m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Wigmund. Wimund was a bishop who became a seafaring warlord adventurer in the 1100s. His story was passed down by 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh in his Historia rerum anglicarum.
Winebald m Germanic, Medieval Polish
Variant form of Winibald. This name was borne by multiple Catholic saints.
Winewald m Medieval English (?), History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps a misspelling of Winebald. Saint Winewald (died c. 731), also known as Winebald, was the second abbot of Beverley monastery in England, succeeding Saint Berchtun... [more]
Winnow m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winnoc or Winwaloe. Breton saint. Honored by several churches in Cornwall, England, probably the area of his missionary labors as part of the great evangelizing efforts of the era.
Winter m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vetr.
Winwaloe m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Guénolé. Saint Winwaloe is a famous bearer.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy"... [more]
Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]
Wisse m Dutch, West Frisian, Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the Germanic elements wîsan, wîso or wîs, such as Wisamar.
Wissen m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Wisse.
Witołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witoslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic wit, vit "to rule" and slava "glory, fame".
Witowd m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.
Witzke m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of Wido.
Włościbor m Medieval Polish
Derived from włości "rule" and bor "battle".
Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.
Wojslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic voj "war" and slava "glory, fame".
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Wolfbern m Medieval German
Old High German wolf "wolf" and bero "bear".
Wolfert m West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Frisian and medieval Dutch form of Wolfhard.
Wölflein m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
An archaic diminutive of Wolf
Wortwin m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wort "word" and wini "friend".
Wszebąd m Medieval Polish
From the elements wsze ("everything", "everyone", "always", and bąd ("to be", "to exist, "to live").
Wszemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Wulsin m Medieval English, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a Benedictine bishop and monk also called Ultius. A disciple of St. Dunstan, he was named by the saint to serve as superior over the restored community of Westminster, England, circa 960, and eventually became abbot in 980... [more]
Wyllem m Medieval Low German, Medieval Baltic
Medieval Low German form of William, found in 15th-century Estonia and 16th-century Latvia.
Wymark f & m Medieval English
Anglicized form of the Old Breton name Wiuhomarch, which is made up of the elements wiu "worthy, noble" and march "horse".
Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]
Wynwallow m Medieval Cornish (?)
Cornish form of Breton Gwenole. St Wynwallow's Church, the parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Gwenole or Winwaloe... [more]
Xacob m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Xacobe.
Xácome m Medieval Galician
Galician form of James.
Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.
Xil m Medieval Galician
Galician form of Giles.
Ximen m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Simon 1.
Ximón m Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Simón.
Ximon m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Simon 1.
Yafis m Medieval Turkic
Form of Japheth used in several old Turkic languages.
Yashru m & f Medieval Turkic
1."mystery" in ancient turkic... [more]
Yder m Arthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.
Yesüder m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yersün meaning "nine" combined with the suffix -der used for masculine names.
Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", an auspicious number to the Mongols. Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.
Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", a number considered especially lucky and representing abundance.... [more]
Ymaut m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".
Yñigo m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Íñigo.
Yoselmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
an elaboration of Josel combined with the diminutive medieval German suffix mann
Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.
Yryan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Yrian.
Ysaak m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Isaac.
Ysaque m Medieval Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.
Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]
Yuça m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a short form of Yuçafe.
Yuçafe m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Yosef (see Joseph).
Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.
Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.
Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.
Zacharia m & f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Zachary, also feminine.
Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.
Zachrie m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.
Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.
Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.
Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]
Zawissius m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zawisza. This name was recorded several times in Brno.
Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")
Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".
Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".
Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".
Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.
Zhenjin m Medieval Mongolian
This name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [more]
Zhytomyr m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.
Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.
Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".
Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).
Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)
Žiznobude m Medieval Russian
An Old Novgorodian name.
Zoan m Medieval Italian, Lombard
Old Lombard form of John.
Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.
Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.
Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]
Zyppolt m Medieval German
Contracted form of Sigwald or Sigbald.
Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]
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